green jobs and careers

LOWELL -- Describing it as a way to address climate change while simultaneously strengthening the local economy, 3rd Congressional District candidate Rufus Gifford released his plan to bring thousands of green jobs to the area. Most of Gifford's suggestions come at the intersection of renewable energyÃÂ ...

It is funded by a Green Careers/Environmental Justice Grant from the state Department of Environmental Conservation, officials said. "The partnership that we have developed through this project helps our refugeepopulation prepare for a successful career and solidify the future," said Oneida CountyÃÂ ...

Wandering around Andreas Gursky's fascinating retrospective at the newly refurbished Hayward Gallery on London's Southbank recently, I was struck by the German photographer's description of his work as "representative of a species whose mission remains obscure". It is an apt turn of phrase. In his vastÃÂ ...

The Program supports green jobs while preserving the environment and making a dent in the eyesore that is illegal mattress dumping. Bye Bye Mattress is funded by a $10.50 recycling fee that is collected when mattresses and box springs are sold. The fee is used to fund the recycling of these productsÃÂ ...

A national report released Tuesday described the work of a Buffalo program as one step toward fixing billions of dollars worth of Great Lakes water infrastructure. "It's something we would like see across Buffalo and the Great Lakes region," said Radhika Fox, the CEO of the U.S. Water Alliance.

The Midtown Utica Community Center, along with state and local partners, are launching the New AmericansGreen Jobs Training Project. The project provides free solar installer training for out of schoolrefugeeyouth ages 18 to 24 and is funded by a grant from the New York State Department ofÃÂ ...

Growing the blue-green algae spirulina, an increasingly popular "superfood," doesn't just yield a nutritious dietary supplement. It also combats climate change and, due to advances in the way it's produced, can give individuals with limited resources a new way to generate income. "Spirulina is packed with protein, vitamins,ÃÂ ...

Baltimore is part of a pilot program through the Maryland Department of Natural Resources to train people for green careers. ... "Those selected for this innovative program will be on the fast-track to 'green' jobs and careers, be it monitoring the health and quality of the Chesapeake Bay, managing andÃÂ ...

First, some encouragement: In the green-jobs marketplace, there are many promising statistics and signals. "Clean energy has experienced .... Green job numbers, particularly in solar and wind, are poised to remain strong next year, despite some discouraging headwinds. But what about beyond 2018?

Six companies, in particular, provide a useful roadmap. Each has led the charge by building out leading-edge programs and making hires to achieve the aims of those specific initiatives - while being unafraid to experiment with innovative positions. These companies prove that for green-job hunters, hope isÃÂ ...

Sachi Cooper discusses a piece of legislation while Del. Alfonso Lopez (D-49th) looks on at the Dec. 8, 2017, Model General Assembly forum. Facebook ÃÂ· Twitter ÃÂ· Email; Print; Save. A measure extending for three more years a state tax credit for businesses that create environmentally-focused jobs isÃÂ ...

Why doesn't Premier Rachel Notley keep Alberta's oil in Alberta and refine it there, providing good jobs to make good Canadian products for national consumption, rather than importing it? Then employ latest carbon-capture technology and use gas refinery emissions to supply CO2 to greenhouses full ofÃÂ ...

Six companies, in particular, provide a useful roadmap. Each has led the charge by building out leading-edge programs and making hires to achieve the aims of those specific initiatives -- while being unafraid to experiment with innovative positions. These companies prove that for green-job hunters, hopeÃÂ ...

Hayes was CEO of the consulting firm 3EStrategies, which focused on clean energy and green jobs. The ethics commission determined last month that Hayes committed 22 ethics violations. Amid investigations by the FBI, Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Justice Department, Kitzhaber and Hayes alsoÃÂ ...

People United for Sustainable Housing (PUSH) is moving in a number of different directions these days, many of which have to do with Sustainability. One of the people that is helping to lead that charge is Ken Parker, PUSH Blue Program manager. Ken, a horticulturalist by trade, recently joined up withÃÂ ...

Growing the blue-green algae spirulina, an increasingly popular "superfood," doesn't just yield a nutritious dietary supplement. It also combats climate change and, due to advances in the way it's produced, can give individuals with limited resources a new way to generate income. "Spirulina is packed with protein, vitamins,ÃÂ ...

Baltimore is part of a pilot program through the Maryland Department of natural resources to train people for green careers. ... "Those selected for this innovative program will be on the fast-track to 'green' jobs and careers, be it monitoring the health and quality of the Chesapeake Bay, managing andÃÂ ...

Already more than halfway done with the 2017-2018 competitive swim season, Connor LaMastra '21 has made a huge splash for the men's swimming and diving team. With 10 wins in various meets and a school record for the men's 200-yard butterfly, LaMastra has already made a name for himself.

A player ahead of his time in his early days with the Capitals, Mike Green has refined the defensive aspects of his game as a Red Wing. With his name now mentioned in trade rumors -- to Washington, Toronto and elsewhere -- what does his future hold? Steven King/Icon Sportswire. facebook ÃÂ· twitter ÃÂ· FacebookÃÂ ...

Yet while the U.S. continues to stagnate at a 35 percent national recycling rate, the rest of the world is doubling down on recycling as a tool to create green jobs, bolster local economies and reduce climate pollution. We need to only look across the pond in Europe to see that the race is on for zero waste.

These audits are a great way to receive information to identify how fast, easy, cost-effective changes, including upgrading to Energy Star appliances, can reduce your overall energy costs. She is also coordinating a number of energy education events, including a green jobs Fair and Sustainability Carnival.

First, some encouragement: In the green-jobs marketplace, there are many promising statistics and signals. "Clean energy has experienced .... green job numbers, particularly in solar and wind, are poised to remain strong next year, despite some discouraging headwinds. But what about beyond 2018?

THE creation of green jobs will increase as more industries become more environmentally conscious, says Minister for employment, Productivity and Industrial Relations Jone Usamate ... Basically, a green job will be created when more businesses and employers start becoming environmentally conscious.

"Essentially, since all those (government) activities, all these ambitious strategies launched by Abu Dhabi (and) Dubai in the space of renewables, green economy, we have seen an... increase in green jobs… such as jobs in renewables, jobs in emission reductions, jobs that are very specific to the greenÃÂ ...

Biochemist Jahan Marcu has found "a very rewarding career" working to assure the safety of medicines. "It is really touching to see patients using our products and leaving opioids behind," says Adam Kavalier, a phytochemist who works in the same industry. The fast-growing field where these scientistsÃÂ ...

UNITY, Maine (AP) -- A college in Maine is hosting the largest environmental career fair in New England in the hopes of connecting job seekers with green careers. Unity College is hosting the Environmental Career Fair on its campus on March 6. College president Melik Peter Khoury says the event willÃÂ ...

A college in Maine is hosting the largest environmental career fair in New England in the hopes of connecting job seekers with green careers. Unity College is hosting the Environmental Career Fair on its campus on March 6. College president Melik Peter Khoury says the event will bring together employersÃÂ ...

A college in Maine is hosting the largest environmental career fair in New England in the hopes of connecting job seekers with green careers. Unity College ... Khoury says one of the goals of the fair to dispel the myth that the only green jobs are with conservation non-profit groups and land trusts. There willÃÂ ...

According to news reports, the scheme under the purview of Promotion of green jobs Program (PPEV), is supervised by the ministry of employment and Vocational Training (MINEFOP). The reports states that the scheme which aims primarily to protect the environment and mitigate the effects of climateÃÂ ...

The Cameroonian government Wednesday announced the establishment of a national mapping scheme aimed at creating 108,000 jobs over the next three years.The scheme is under the purview of Promotion of green jobs Program (PPEV). The initiative, led by the ministry of employment and VocationalÃÂ ...

If the green jobs Bill were described as "Pay 25 percent more for your energy and get no perceivable benefit," that might be a hard sell. But if you frame it as a step to save the world, that sells a little bit better. I don't care if humans are responsible, there is more CO2. That could be good or bad, the jury's out.

Helping green industries and creating green jobs is not the same as helping the environment. This is abundantly clear in the example of U.S. tariffs on Chinese solar imports. These came in response to U.S. industry complaints that Chinese solar companies were "dumping" solar onto the market, essentiallyÃÂ ...

In a Linkedin post earlier this year, Canada's Minister of Innovation, science and Economic Development, Navdeep Bains, said the country "has led the way in the global biotech industry for so many years with advances in areas like genomics, stem cell and regenerative medicine, and metabolic disordersÃÂ ...

Vealitzek, an author and health care startup founder who previously worked as a legislative aide in the Minnesota Senate, said Lake County is "uniquely positioned to become a powerhouse of green jobs." "I will be a fierce advocate to help us get there," she said. Peterson, a retired attorney, practiced law atÃÂ ...

The projects are expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, increase the state's recycling infrastructure, and create more than 200 green jobs in these communities. The $9 million is to help build new facilities that turns recyclables into new products. The grant recipient in Kern County was RevolutionÃÂ ...

Jones was briefly a member of the Obama administration as its "green jobs czar" in 2009 before being forced to resign after calling Republicans "assholes" -- and after it was discovered he had signed a petition in 2004 supporting the "9/11 truther" movement, which he has since said was done in error.